Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Eighty Four / 2024-05-13

Eighty Four

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Eighty Four, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 13
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2234
Feeder Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 238▼ 33 vs year ago 150 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 59▼ 7 vs year ago 54 · −13.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 29 · −31.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.76/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$246.76
14 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$509
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$74.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.54
vs PA average
−23.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570262.661,49611thin
Medium and Large 2524188.439873thin
One grade step is worth $74.23/cwt here — about $509 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
246.76
—
PA average3 barns · 21 hd
232.21
+14.54
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−23.24
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,667150.252,5057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,296130.471,69111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,738128.952,2415thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,079104.911,13210
Dairy Bulls—Average1,675146.002,4461thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,532128.541,9696thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101688.08/cwt8
BullsNumber 292438.33/cwt3
BullsNumber 380225.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 190825.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 273277.50/cwt2

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · 84 Livestock Auction - Eighty Four, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2597190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725223.94/cwt208.00–240.001,6244
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1854216.21/cwt212.50–219.001,8467
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1924202.77/cwt200.00–207.501,8748
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5591
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1307260.00/cwt260.00–260.007982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328245.11/cwt230.00–260.008042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415264.62/cwt250.00–290.001,0983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3194
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508190.15/cwt180.00–200.009662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573263.43/cwt245.00–270.001,50910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627207.59/cwt195.00–247.501,3026
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332295.00/cwt295.00–295.009792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475230.42/cwt220.00–240.001,0942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2547187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626235.35/cwt207.50–250.001,4735
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3572
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1662
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5831
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813162.61/cwt159.00–168.001,3225
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3414163.29/cwt147.50–171.006767
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3542165.00/cwt165.00–165.008942
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585128.00/cwt128.00–128.007493
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,667150.25/cwt140.00–168.002,5057
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082103.12/cwt91.00–112.001,1169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272128.02/cwt110.00–135.001,62810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,540155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,738128.95/cwt118.00–135.002,2415
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503126.25/cwt111.00–134.001,8985
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,675140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3451
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,675146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,4461
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers60–70Number 2Beef Cross60330.00/cwt330.00–330.001981
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross85225.00/cwt225.00–225.001911
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross90825.00/cwt825.00–825.007431
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 275275.00/cwt275.00–275.002061
Bulls80–90Number 180575.00/cwt575.00–575.004601
Bulls80–90Number 380225.00/cwt225.00–225.001801
Bulls90–100Number 190620.00/cwt620.00–620.005581
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross90600.00/cwt600.00–600.005401
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross95870.00/cwt870.00–870.008271
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross103823.78/cwt775.00–875.008482
Bulls110–120Number 2110440.00/cwt440.00–440.004841
Bulls110–120Number 1113597.35/cwt550.00–640.006753

This sale against other markets

Pennsylvania weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.